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Morris Beschloss was the youngest incoming VMA Board member ever when he attended the VMA’s 25th Anniversary event at the Waldorf in New York City in 1963.
January 21, 2013
Recent developments in heavy oil extraction technology for the Canadian oil and gas industry have created a need for new flow control solutions in steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). SAGD uses a pair of horizontal wells drilled from a central well pad to recover heavy oil.
January 16, 2013
VMA’s new chairman for 2012-13, Mark Cordell, first attended VMA’s annual meeting in the year the association was celebrating its 50th anniversary.
January 14, 2013
Today’s valve material choices are like a Chinese buffet: Everything imaginable is on the menu.
January 7, 2013
Q: Why are cast titanium valves commonly offered in grades different than my wrought pipe?
December 31, 2012
Quadrant EPP announces the Fluorosint 135, a polytetrafluoroethylene material uniquely designed to provide the lowest coefficient of friction and deformation for seals, bearings and washer applications.
December 31, 2012
Next to equipment, labor is the number one cost for most valve manufacturers.
December 17, 2012
The key to successful sizing or selection of the right valve actuator for a job is communication.
December 14, 2012
The Great Recession has been hard on America’s domestic manufacturing industries.
December 4, 2012
To be of value, valves must be attached to a piping system.
December 3, 2012
ASCO Numatics introduces the 212 Series of composite solenoid valves that incorporate the new FasN™ universal connection system, designed specifically for water purification and conditioning systems in commercial and industrial applications.
November 27, 2012
The economics and simplicity of wireless field instruments has allowed many industrial plants to expand the benefits of automation well beyond traditional “wired” control.
November 26, 2012
